If you are new to wine, a wine club will help you find out which wines you really like (and those that you don’t). It is the perfect way of discovering new wines on a regular basis. If you’re not currently a member of a wine club, you should think again. Here’s why you are [...]

Considering the length of time it takes for a fine wine to age,what do wine companies do for the first year,two,three,after they begin?Do they just operate in debt until their wine is ready for the market?The same question for other beverages which require such time to ferment.
So how did the old (presently established) wine makers [...]

Let’s just say, you’d be crazy not to join the Virgin Wines’ Discovery Wine Club. Boutique wines, a personalised service and all the flexibility from a wine club that you could possibility need. Do you know of any other wine club offering these benefits?Virgin Wines believes in selecting handcrafted, boutique wines especially for you. We [...]

I’m not a fan of drinking wine, but I enjoy the flavor it adds to dishes when it is used in the cooking process. I’m planning on making a chicken dish with swiss cheese for dinner tonight and would like to substitute a dry white wine for the water my recipe calls for. [...]

The secret is no more. Hurrah…?

O.k., o.k, so you want to “hold your own” vs your wine snob friends when it comes to evaluating wine. Trust me, evaluating wine is not the “rocket science” that some of your connoisseur buddies would lead you to believe. However, learning some basic terminology and understanding wine characteristics will help you in knowing how [...]

Wine writer Matt Skinner is tasting some wines in F Word in front of Gordon Ramsay

How to behave in a wine tasting room; learn more about wine in this free instructional video.

I feel really stupid for asking this question, but I’m a new wine drinker. Does the bottle always specify when a wine is solely for cooking? Is the alcohol content different? Not planning on drinking cooking wine, obviously, I’m just curious.

It’s gorgeous outside, so I got a cravin’ for a lil sangria wine. Here’s the recipe: (For an alcohol-free version, substitute nonalcoholic wine for the white wine.) 2 fresh peaches peeled and sliced or 2 cups frozed unsweetened peach slices, thawed. 1 cup sliced strawberries or frozen unsweeted whole strawberries, thawed. 1 orange, halved and [...]